2025 Formula 1 pre-season testing continued on Thursday at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain. Running is split across two sessions with a morning and afternoon run for each of the 10 teams.
The conclusion of Thursday action means just eight hours of pre-season testing remains on Friday, after 18 cars hit the track on the second day of the event.
Just Max Verstappen and Alex Albon had a day off, as the latter’s Williams team-mate Carlos Sainz topped the times with a 1:29.348s effort.
That put the Spaniard 0.031s ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, who was fastest of the 10 morning runners.
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Hamilton’s team-mate Charles Leclerc took over driving duties for Ferrari in the afternoon, going third fastest overall.
The top five was rounded out by the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll was next up in sixth, ahead of Red Bull’s Liam Lawson and Alpine’s Jack Doohan.
Doohan’s Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly was ninth fastest with Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar rounding out the top-10.
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:29.348 | 127 | C3 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:29.379 | 0.031 | 45 | C3 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.431 | 0.083 | 83 | C3 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.778 | 0.430 | 71 | C3 |
| 5 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:29.784 | 0.436 | 87 | C3 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.229 | 0.881 | 57 | C3 |
| 7 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 1:30.252 | 0.904 | 91 | C3 |
| 8 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1:30.368 | 1.020 | 80 | C3 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:30.430 | 1.082 | 40 | C3 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:30.675 | 1.327 | 94 | C4 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.700 | 1.352 | 45 | C3 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls | 1:30.793 | 1.445 | 46 | C3 |
| 13 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:30.821 | 1.473 | 44 | C3 |
| 14 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.882 | 1.534 | 77 | C3 |
| 15 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:31.057 | 1.709 | 80 | C3 |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:31.457 | 2.109 | 56 | C3 |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:33.071 | 3.723 | 69 | C3 |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:34.372 | 5.024 | 66 | C3 |
